APH'YLLOUS, adjective [Gr. a leaf.] In botany, destitute of leaves, as the rush, mushrooms, garlic, some sea-weeds, etc.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
APH'YLLOUS, adjective [Gr. a leaf.] In botany, destitute of leaves, as the rush, mushrooms, garlic, some sea-weeds, etc.
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